DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE KAKAPO

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This is a male Kakapo his name is Sirocco. All of the remaining 123 birds are named

Kakapo's are an endangered species, They are endemic to New Zealand and are kept on 3 predator free Islands Codfish (Whenua Hou) Anchor and little Barrier Islands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo

Have you heard of the Kakapo?
A Kakapo … I guess the answer’s no!
Kakapo’s are a breed of parrot but they cannot fly
They are far too heavy and would fall from the sky!
Kakapo’s can live for a hundred years…
A hundred years – I couldn’t believe my ears
It may sound strange yes even quite absurd
But I’ve fallen in love with this cute rare bird
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My first assumption on your poetry is borne out with this one. You are drawn to nature and the creatures therein. Loved the rhythm of the rhyme reminded me of a parrot rocking back and forth on its perch. Very informational too on this type of bird. Now, a question. I am new to this site. How do I attach a picture to my poems? My email is codyblue2@yahoo.com. Would appreciate your input. Thanks.

It reminds me a bit of the Kookaburra and the Kiwi if they mixed. It's a cute little thing. I enjoyed your homage to it Jan. thank you for sharing the picture as well. I enjoyed reading about a species new to me I have never seen. Mahalo Connie

Your comment made me smile Darren! I was absolutely enchanted by the BBC programme I watched at the weekend - the bird reminds me of 'wally birds' which were modelled by the Martin Brothers' if you google them you will see what I mean.:-) hugs Jan xx

Judy that pet idea is a lovely idea ... but they live about 100 years so a wildlife park would be more suitable.! I was enchanted when I saw the programme its called New Zealand Earth's mythical Island - worth trying to find epsiode 3 on u tube sometime. :-) hugs Jan xx

I was enchanted by the BBC New Zealand Mythical Island series but this episode 3 - wow I wish we'd recorded it it was so amazing and I had to write about this cute fella - I just go gooey looking at that face:-) Am sure you are just as cute Arthur:-) :-) hugs Jan xx

I watched a documentary on New Zealand it was absolutely fascinating how they are trying to increase the population of this rare species. they put a false egg in the nest and incubate the real one and then hand rear the chick for a few days before putting it in the nest when the mother has gone for a wander. It has been known for the mother to attack the chick.. but the footage they showed was of a successful outcome:-) it is absolutely fascinating Charma and I was enchanted by this lovely rare bird:-) hugs jan xx

LOL Stephen! I saw a programme last night on new Zealand and it focused on this incredible bird - seeing the picture it reminds me of the 'Wally birds' pottery by the Martin Brothers. I just thought the Kakapo were so so interesting I has to write a poem about them:-) hugs jan xx